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US-NATURAL HISTORY AUCTION
A massive woolly rhinoceros skeleton from the Pleistocene epoch is on display before sale at auction, May 6, 2010 in Los Angeles. Bonhams & Butterfields upcoming National History Auction, on May 27 in New York, will afford bidders the opportunity to own an unusal selection of prehistoric fossils, archeological artifacts, gold nuggets, meteorite slices and even a Martian meteorite discovered in the Mojave Desert in 1999. This woolly rhinioceros skeleton, which was discovered in Russia has an estimated sale price of USD70,000-90,000. This prehistoric beast ranged throughout Northern Europe and Asia. Living between 500,000 years ago and going extinct about 10,000 years ago. Although, carbon dating suggests that it may have survived in Western Siberia as recently as 8,000 years ago. It is most closely related to today?s Sumatran Rhinoceros. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck
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Los Angeles, California, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Robyn BECK |
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6 Mai 2010 |
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4256 x 2832 (1.88 MB) |
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